Windows NT/2000/XP Setup to Utilize Shared Interrupts on Quad
Windows NT/2000/XP Setup to Utilize Shared Interrupts on QuadWindows NT/2000/XP Setup to Utilize Shared Interrupts on Quad
Windows NT/2000/XP Setup to Utilize Shared Interrupts on Quad-
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WARNING: INCORRECTLY MODIFYING THE REGISTRY CAN CAUSE SEVERE
SYSTEM PROBLEMS.
The following Windows NT/2000/XP Registry changes are required to enable shared
interrupts with the PCM-COM4/COM4A serial cards. This example assumes the following I/O
Map and IRQ 11 are selected:
Channel1 Channel2 Channel3 Channel4 Int. ID
100 108 110 118 240
1) Start REGEDT32.EXE and proceed through the Registry levels to the following subkey:
KEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Service\Serial\Parameters
2) Add a key for each serial port by choosing Add Key from the Edit menu. For example,
enter "Serial5" as the Key Name and leave the Class blank then select <OK>.
3) Enter the appropriate values for the new keys. For example highlight the Serial5
select Add Value from the Edit menu, type "DosDevices" for the Value Name then select
"REG_SZ" for the Data Type and click <OK>. Enter COM5 for the String and press
<Enter>. Repeat this for each of the following values and for the other ports:
Serial5 -- DosDevices : REG_SZ : COM5
ForceFifoEnable : REG_DWORD : 0x1
Interrupt : REG_DWORD : 0xb
InterruptStatus : REG_DWORD : 0x240
PortAddress : REG_DWORD : 0x100
PortIndex : REG_DWORD : 0x1
Serial6 -- DosDevices : REG_SZ : COM6
ForceFifoEnable : REG_DWORD : 0x1
Interrupt : REG_DWORD : 0xb
InterruptStatus : REG_DWORD : 0x240
PortAddress : REG_DWORD : 0x108
PortIndex : REG_DWORD : 0x2
Serial7 -- DosDevices : REG_SZ : COM7
ForceFifoEnable : REG_DWORD : 0x1
Interrupt : REG_DWORD : 0xb
InterruptStatus : REG_DWORD : 0x240
PortAddress : REG_DWORD : 0x110
PortIndex : REG_DWORD : 0x3
Serial8 -- DosDevices : REG_SZ : COM8
ForceFifoEnable : REG_DWORD : 0x1
Interrupt : REG_DWORD : 0xb
InterruptStatus : REG_DWORD : 0x240
PortAddress : REG_DWORD : 0x118
PortIndex : REG_DWORD : 0x4